Thesis defence

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Friday, July 28, 2023 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Human-Computer Interaction • The Unspoken Rules of Engagement: Understanding the Impact of Social Norm Violations in Human-Robot Interactions

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 2102 and online.

Steven Lawrence, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors Kerstin Dautenhahn, Jesse Hoey

As robots increasingly permeate diverse domains such as healthcare, education, service industries, and domestic environments, the significance of understanding and navigating human-robot interactions intensifies.

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 9:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Defence • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) • Perceptions and Practicalities for Privacy in Machine Learning

Please note: This PhD defence will take place online.

Bailey Kacsmar, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Florian Kerschbaum

Privacy in machine learning holds great promise for enabling organizations to analyze data they and their partners hold while maintaining data subjects’ privacy.

Monday, July 31, 2023 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Artificial Intelligence • On the Data Quality of Remotely Sensed Forest Maps

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.

Shadi Ghasemitaheri, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Lukasz Golab

Accurate forest monitoring data are essential for understanding and conserving forest ecosystems. However, the remoteness of forests and the scarcity of ground truth make it hard to identify data quality issues.

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Defence • Human-Computer Interaction • Transforming the Reading Experience of Scientific Documents with Polymorphism

Please note: This PhD defence will take place in DC 3102 and online.

Damien Masson, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors Daniel Vogel, Géry Casiez, Sylvain Malacria

Wednesday, August 9, 2023 9:30 am - 10:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Bioinformatics • Spectrum and Retention Time Prediction for N-Glycopeptides Using Deep Learning

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.

Shuyang Zhang, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Ming Li

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Human-Computer Interaction • In-vehicle Performance and Distraction for Midair and Touch Directional Gestures

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 3102 and online.

Arman Hafizi, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Daniel Vogel

Thursday, June 22, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) • On Using Embeddings for Ownership Verification of Graph Neural Networks

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.

Asim Waheed, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor N. Asokan